diff --git a/jams-react-client/src/components/CountrySelect/CountrySelect.tsx b/jams-react-client/src/components/CountrySelect/CountrySelect.tsx
index 1ff6df752e8de50f74a7ebdc72d0f3196ef51cb2..3bdc40da1e1a0020eb70987ac6418606ac8be199 100644
--- a/jams-react-client/src/components/CountrySelect/CountrySelect.tsx
+++ b/jams-react-client/src/components/CountrySelect/CountrySelect.tsx
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export default function CountrySelect({
       renderInput={(params) => (
         <TextField
           {...params}
+          required
           label={i18next.t("choose_a_country", "Choose a country") as string}
           name="country"
           variant="outlined"